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Apprentice Sports Turf Operative
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The apprentice will be learning and practicing a range of grounds maintenance duties and will assist the head groundsman in preparation, presentation and maintenance of the main pitch and 3G the Stadium, including site maintenance.
Duties
Undertake routine preparation and maintenance work on the main pitch and 3G area, including but not limited to:
- Divot management
- Assisting with mowing, line marking, renovation and setting out equipment
- Assisting with frost protection and drainage measures
- Assisting with pitch maintenance – fertilising, rolling, spiking, top dressing, seeding, and spraying
- Erecting, transporting, and dismantling of goals
- Assisting with irrigation
- Keeping surrounding areas and ground storage areas maintained and tidy
- Maintaining all aspects of the building and ground sites
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- Mowing pitch when required
- Marking out pitch ready for a game
- Setting up goals and Porta goals
- Pre-match, half-time, full-time divot repair
- 3G cleaning and site maintenance
- Unlocking and locking up site
- Repairs to pitch after matches
- Site maintenance
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